Re:of course (Score 2, Insightful)

I can't agree with you more. I teach organic chemistry and I am the Pre-med advisor. I have spent time talking to physicians, med school admission folks, etc. and the best answers I have are as follows 1) its necessary to properly study biochemistry which IS really necessary for the modern study of medicine. 2) you cannot memorize your way through organic chemistry. The mechanisms, syntheses, and reactions that you have to figure out, organize in your mind and THINK about. if the instructor is doing their job you really should not be able get through organic chemistry without critically thinking and applying your powers of observation, which are two traits I am sure we can all appreciate in a physician. other posts on this topic have indicated that organic is not as useful as biochem. I agree, but you need organic to study biochem. I for one, teach my organic class with a biochemical and biological slant. Since most of my students are pre-med or dent or vet, etc. they have more interest in the biological and biochemical so i keep their interest in my organic class by constantly trying to use examples that relate to those areas. for the most part it works better than the old organic chemistry I took when I was an undergraduate student. those are my 13 and a half cents worth of opinion. but I agree with this post and if you didn't say it first, I was getting ready to do so.